July 2009
24 posts
“To reduce waste and improve quality means organizing ourselves in ways that...”
– Atul Gawande on the conundrum facing doctors, in an interview with Ezra Klein (via rahmin)
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It’s hard to reduce waste and improve quality because the incentives are wrong. If you see it’s a problem, and you care enough to complain, then start doing something to change the...
“If you don’t like the way someone is acting, understand you can’t...”
– Seth’s Blog: He’s doing his best
“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.”
– Mahatma Gandhi (via hiten)
“People who deliberate fully before taking a step will spend their lives on one...”
– Anthony de Mello
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve...”
– Steve Jobs (here’s the text of his speech)
“Be totally ruthless about using your time efficiently and if at any time you...”
– Hacker News
“When you’re in your twilight years and looking back on what you poured out...”
– A small, gentle question that could change your life
“First, say to yourself what you would be. Then do what you have to do.”
– Epictectus
I find it easy to focus on getting what I want when I know what I want. Figuring out what I want is often clouded by the opinions of others, not knowing myself well enough, or not trusting myself enough. Aristotle was a genius - knowing thyself is the challenge of life. In those...
WatchI’ve been reading a lot about happiness for the past two years. Though this TED talk is from 2004, there are still some new insights and is worth your time. I’ll share the biggest one in the next post.
What Should I Do With My Life? →
An excerpt from Po Bronson’s 2007 book by the same name.
Good passages:
Embracing your dreams is surprisingly liberating. Instilled with a sense of purpose, your spending habits naturally reorganize, because you discover that you need less.
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Avoiding crap shouldn’t be the objective in finding the right work. The right question is, How can I find something that moves my...
“If you start to look at life as, ‘Let’s see what happens if….’ then...”
– Long interview from Practical Personal Development Podcast. | Derek Sivers
WatchSeth Godin’s 2009 TED talk could change your life - it’s that good, and that important. Seth Godin on the tribes we lead
“Love doesn’t walk away, people do.”
– (via lilcaitybeez) (via santinaa) (via oliviasarrazin)
“Letting go is a Catch-22. You don’t want to let go until you have something new...”
– Shoshana Zuboff (via fuckfailgoawesome)
“Don’t let people who you may respect and who you believe know what they’re...”
– Pierre Omidyar (via Education Revolution)
All Good Stories Have a Hero.
All good stories have a hero, and two other key elements:
1. A serious challenge.
2. A hero dealing with the challenge and learning something as a result.
But make sure you put the audience, not you, in the hero’s shoes.
People identify with themselves. They want solutions to their problems. They are interested in making their own lives better.
(source unknown)
“Emotions like anxiety and fear have their roots in uncertainty and rarely in...”
– Stoicism 101: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs
“Try for just a single day, a whole day when you refuse to acknowledge fear of...”
– Felix Dennis, founder of Maxim
AMAZING stories about Michael Jackson in the... →
Written by recording engineers who worked with Jackson recording Thriller, HIStory, etc. Shows us MJ’s genius and how hard he worked in pursuit of perfection. There are great stories on every page - check ‘em all out. One of my favorites:By the way, to elaborate a bit on the Notorious B.I.G. session, it was kinda like this. Michael used to call people to ask them to participate on...
How much do your meetings cost? →
Use this brilliant real-time calculator and be horrified at the results :)
“When I think about every big leap that happened in my career, it was always...”
– Derek Sivers (Derek founded CDBaby)